Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

The MITRE Corporation Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Genevieve Clark
Photonics
low-dimensional materials
optics
condensed matter physics
quantum information science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,310
12,178
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Yaakov S Weinstein
Quantum Information
Quantum Computation
Quantum Error Correction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
684
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Brandon Rodenburg
quantum information
quantum computing
quantum optics
optical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,777
1,576
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Mark Zimmermann
physics
mathematics
gravitation
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
537
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
David R Scherer
Trapped Ion Quantum Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,201
504
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Gerald Gilbert
quantum information science
quantum communications
quantum computing
quantum sensing
theoretical physics of elementary parti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,147
525
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Daniel J Lum
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Compressed Sensing
Computational Imaging
Phase Retrieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
744
537
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Thomas J Karr
Physics & Space
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
647
127
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Bonnie Schmittberger Marlow
Nonlinear optics
Quantum sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604
492
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Clement W Skorupka
cybersecurity
threat intelligence
surface physics
solid state physics
nonlinear dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
377
38
0.101
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,624
United States
26,170
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Genevieve Clark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,310
12,178
0.851
Photonics
low-dimensional materials
optics
condensed matter physics
quantum information science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,896
United States
108,659
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yaakov S Weinstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
684
0.238
Quantum Information
Quantum Computation
Quantum Error Correction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,381
United States
111,321
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brandon Rodenburg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,777
1,576
0.568
quantum information
quantum computing
quantum optics
optical physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,626
United States
115,287
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Zimmermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
537
0.204
physics
mathematics
gravitation
astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,970
United States
182,691
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David R Scherer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,201
504
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,258
United States
186,858
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gerald Gilbert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,147
525
0.458
quantum information science
quantum communications
quantum computing
quantum sensing
theoretical physics of elementary parti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
771,590
United States
224,368
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel J Lum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
744
537
0.722
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Compressed Sensing
Computational Imaging
Phase Retrieval
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
819,435
United States
235,099
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas J Karr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
647
127
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,770
United States
239,933
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bonnie Schmittberger Marlow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604
492
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,015,084
United States
271,454
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Clement W Skorupka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
377
38
0.101
cybersecurity
threat intelligence
surface physics
solid state physics
nonlinear dynamics